2026: Ganje posted one of the best seasons in Penn Softball history as a sophomore, breaking the Quakers’ single-season home run record with 16 home runs while posting a team-high 1.453 OPS ... She led the Quakers in slugging percentage (.921), on-base percentage (.532), hits (60), walks (31) and runs scored (50), and ranked second on the team in doubles (15) and RBI (41) while going 11-for-13 on stolen base attempts ...Ganje’s 50 runs scored led all Ivy League players, and she ranked second among all conference hitters in both OPS and home runs ... Her .921 slugging percentage ranked 15th in the nation and third among all sophomores in the country ... In Ivy League play, Ganje hit .383 (25-for-67) with a team-high 24 runs scored and 16 walks in 21 games. She posted a .500 on-base percentage and a .746 slugging percentage with seven doubles, three triples and four home runs.
2025: Started all 39 games for the Quakers in center field ... Led the team with a .302 batting average ... Garnered a team-leading 35 hits with eight multi-hit games, setting a career high with four hits against Rider (3/11) and Drexel (3/26) ... Ranked second with 16 RBI ... Blasted a grand slam for her first career home run against Yale (3/16), recording a single-game career high with four RBI ... Hit a team-high six doubles, including two against Morgan State (2/14) to open the season ... Stole six bases, tied for most on the team with Jade Montgomery ... Easton/NFCA All-American Scholar-Athlete.
High School: Four-year letter winner in softball, captain as a senior under head coach Randie Baldwin … Helped her HS team to a league championship in 2023 … Three-time first-team all-league, second-team all-league as a freshman … First-team all-county as a senior … Also lettered in flag football and track & field, captaining both teams … Flag football team won a league title in 2024 and she was league MVP, first-team all-league and first-team all-county as well as an All-Star Game selection … Led the nation in interceptions (27) and sixth nationally in touchdowns (26) … In track, she was the team’s hurdles MVP in 2023 and 2024.
Drohan on Ganje: "Gigi plays a physical brand of softball. She has power, speed, and great toughness in the outfield. We are excited for her to join our program and add to our success on the field and in the classroom.”
Ganje on Choosing Northwestern: "I love everything about Northwestern softball, it's the perfect place to compete at the highest level with a team culture built on love for the game. I knew this was where I could grow, be challenged, and become the best version of myself as a student-athlete."
